A free day of entertainment in the style of traditional Highland Games...
• Scottish Heavy Games
• Pipe Band Display
• Clan Tents and Scottish Information Tents
Clan Forsyth Society of Qld President, Glenys Ashton, will be present and will officially open SCOTS in the PARK at 11:00am. CLAN FORSYTH is the Honoured Clan for the 2025 Townsville Tartan Weekend.
HEAVY GAMES
This is only the second year a Scottish heavy games event has been held in a park in North Queensland following the successful introduction at last year’s Scots in the Park! Events will include the ever popular Caber Toss!
Two professional level guest competitors from Brisbane will be taking part plus local pro and novice competitors.
PIPING & DRUMMING
A great opportunity to hear bagpipes and drums in the open air where there is space to really appreciate these powerful instruments.
Participating pipe bands or solo pipers and drummers will play in between the Heavy Games events.
CLAN & INFORMATION TENTS
Clans Buchanan, Edmonstone and Forsyth will have separate tents plus Townsville Scottish Community and Scottish Country Dancing will also have information tents.
AFTERNOON TEA
Afternoon tea refreshments available for purchase onsite from the Southern Cross Motorcycle Club - supporting their ongoing fundraising for children's charities.
BYO chairs please!
Please share this event to help make it a success!
Phone 0413 456 542 for more details – and see other events (Clansmen’s Ceilidh 20/6 and Townsville Tartan Day 22/6) on Facebook.
You may also like the following events from Townsville Scottish Community Inc.:
Also check out other
Nonprofit events in HERMIT PARK,
Music events in HERMIT PARK.
